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Privatizing Asia's largest nickel mine may take longer than digging themetal out of the ground.<

Shipping companies here are waiting for official clarification from the U.S. government about whethe

Waterway industry executives expect growing problems on the Ohio River as weather forecasts call for

Nolan Gimpel, newly named chief executive of the Port of Oakland, said heplans to fight the

CSX Corp. and the United Transportation Union have agreed to reduce crew sizes on the company's Ches

Air express company investment of time, money and staff to develop standardized electronic communica

Temple Holdings Ltd., a joint venture formed to take over Sea Containers Ltd. of Bermuda, said Thurs

BP America ended speculation about a potential buyer for its Old Ben Coal Co. subsidiary Thursday wh

A chronic pilot shortage has forced Northwest Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in recent month

AMERICAN RE ACQUIRES RISK MANAGEMENT FIRMAmerican Reinsurance Co. has acquired Becher and Ca

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., has approved the sale of Todd Shipyards Corp.'s air-power

Grapes and other fruit from Chile are beginning to arrive in the United States, and exporters are ho

Hasbro Inc., the toy company that brought GI Joe back from the dead a few years ago, is hoping to wo

Political change has spawned great hopes about future business opportunities in Eastern Europe, but

While producers predict a bright future for light, healthy canola oil, some economists and industry

In small-town Maine, lobster shipper Bay Bigelow calls it disastrous. In big-city Boston, ai

Millions of books are crumbling into dust, the victims of acid in the paper they are printed on. But

Senior citizens in Minnesota are facing health insurance premium increases in 1990 ranging from 8 pe

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Taiwan plans to lend some of its massive foreign exchange reserves to local businessmen to buy overs

After almost 20 years in the maritime industry, 14 of which have been spent at ports, Steven Paul Re

JAPAN IMPORT INCENTIVES DRAW CAUTIOUS PRAISEJapan's new tax incentives announced this week s

Dec. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

WATKINS MOTOR LINES OPENS TERMINAL IN ARK.LAKELAND, Fla. - Watkins Motor Lines Inc. has open

Barge rates are climbing and cargo is being diverted as shippers scramble to find ways to cope with

U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE - George Heavey, southeast regional commissioner for Customs, was named special

CONSUMERS POWER CO. (Jackson, Mich.) - Benedict C. Sosinski was named manager of gas production and

London insurers have designated Panama and its canal zone a special risk area for insurance purposes

AON RISK CONSULTANTS (Chicago) - Peter D. Johnson, president of Integrated Run-Off Insurance Service

* Customs Update 4A * Greg Johnson - Managing Traffic 2B* Craig Dunlap - Inside Talk from th

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

JAPAN TO LIFT FREEZE ON ASSISTANCE TO CHINAJapan will partially lift a freeze on the 810 bil

CONSUMER SPENDING, PERSONAL INCOME RISEConsumer spending rebounded 0.7 percent in November a

The 12 European Community nations on Thursday adopted a law that gives the EC veto power over large

Thu., Dec. 21, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Airlines, like many other businesses, are finding rich rewards in getting along better with both the

A research project just getting under way at Argonne National Laboratory could lead to the developme

A single electronic message offers customers and carriers a multitude of opportunities to cut costs

The battered textile industry in Taiwan is getting a substantial boost from the government in a bid

The United States unexpectedly has proposed an "open skies" aviation policy with West Germany in tal